The Chinese hwamei or melodious laughingthrush is a passerine bird of eastern Asia in the family Leiothrichidae. The name "hwamei" comes from the Chinese 画眉 (huà-méi) means "painted eyebrow" referring to the distinctive marking around the bird's eyes. The species is a popular cagebird because of its attractive song. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Linnaeus, C 1758)
Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 10
1 p.169
Protonym:
[Turdus] Canorus
Type locality:
Bengal and China ; type locality restricted to Amoy, Fukien, by Meinertzhagen, 1928, Ibis, p. 512.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/188/mode/1up
Avibase ID:
71D4A2090891D13C
Avibase ID:
avibase-71D4A209
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/71D4A209
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 178834
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Chinese Hwamei ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Chinese Hwamei ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1] |
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Chinese Hwamei ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Chinese Hwamei ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Chinese Hwamei ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1] |
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Chinese Hwamei ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1] |
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Chinese Hwamei ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Chinese Hwamei ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Chinese Hwamei ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Chinese Hwamei ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Chinese Hwamei ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Chinese Hwamei ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Chinese Hwamei ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Chinese Hwamei ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Chinese Hwamei ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Chinese Hwamei ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Chinese Hwamei ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Chinese Hwamei ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Chinese Hwamei ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Garrulaxe hoamy ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Chinese Hwamei ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Chinese Hwamei ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Chinese Hwamei ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2024: Chinese Hwamei ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Chinese Hwamei ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Chinese Hwamei ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Chinese Hwamei ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Chinese Hwamei ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1] |
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Clements, version 2018: Chinese Hwamei ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Chinese Hwamei ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Chinese Hwamei ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1] |
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eBird version 2024: Chinese Hwamei ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Chinese Hwamei ( Leucodioptron canorum) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Chinese Hwamei ( Leucodioptron canorum) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Chinese Hwamei ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Chinese Hwamei ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Chinese Hwamei ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Chinese Hwamei ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1] |
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Garrulax canorus [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Garrulax canorus [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Garrulax [canorus or taewanus]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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